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SCRA ANNOUNCES SC LAUNCH INVESTMENT IN PATRONA MEDICAL

Jan 26, 2017

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Summerville, S.C. - SCRA's affiliate, SC Launch, Inc., recently finalized an investment for Patrona Medical based in Greenville, SC. The company was accepted into the SC Launch program as a Client Company in September 2016.

Patrona Medical designs, develops and markets product innovations associated with the detection and monitoring of patients during their hospital stay. The company's technology creates an automated interface between monitoring systems and patient care providers. These advancements detect potential complications, reduce associated costs, support care providers, and increase the overall quality of care.

"We congratulate Patrona Medical on their milestones, and we look forward to supporting them as they continue to improve the quality of care for patients through increased detection, accelerated efficiency, and automated communication," said Bob Quinn, Executive Director of SCRA.

SCRA is a state-chartered organization that fosters job creation and grows South Carolina's Innovation Economy. The SC Launch program is SCRA's entrepreneurial platform that provides mentoring, grants and investments to qualified, South Carolina companies in the Advanced Materials/Manufacturing, Information Technology and Life Sciences industries.

Chartered in 1983 by the state of South Carolina, SCRA foster South Carolina's Innovation Economy. SCRA improves the development and growth of South Carolina's innovation ecosystem by supporting entrepreneurs, enabling academic research and commercialization, and connecting industry to innovators.